Start off on the Right Foot
Out of all our research the most shocking statistic that we discovered was that only a minuscule six per cent of students said that they were very prepared for university life and their courses, which means that a staggering 94% of students were going to university at best only slightly prepared for what to expect. Given that undertaking a university degree represents one of the most important and significant things that anyone can do, we felt compelled to at least attempt to make more students better prepared for university life. One of the major contributing factors to students being ill-prepared for university is the simple fact that students who are coming to the end of their school or college courses have an incredible amount of choice when it comes to deciding what university degree course to take. Clearly the idea of going to university after finishing school or college is a logical one, but as there are over 300 universities and a thousand courses from which to choose from it can be difficult to know where to start. Information that is available is in the majority of cases written by the universities themselves, who normally give a very biased opinion with their literature more akin to marketing material than helpful advice; or journalists, who are not in the ideal position to be giving advice. As a result many students end up making misinformed judgements regarding their future and end up regretting their decision at some point down the line.
